Meanings
adjectivepassional (comparative more passional, superlative most passional)
comparative more passional · superlative most passional
- characterized by passion
1957: the promise of a release in her passional self — Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.71 (Faber)
Origin
- Late Latinpassiōnālis
- Middle Englishpassional
- Englishpassional
From Middle English passional, from Late Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passion + -al.
More words from Middle English, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German leidenschaftlich, feurig
- leidenschaftlichadjective
- feurigadjective
- intensivadjective
- zornigadjective
- lustvolladjective
Spanish pasional
- pasionaladjective
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with passional
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
passional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passional
MLA
“passional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passional. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passional.
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